Grave-marking monument



March 24, 1931. 1 MATH|S GRAVE MARKING MONUMENT Filed Dec. l2, 1928 J ohn mahis l 39 Y Referring. to the drawings lin detail side weatlier,the points 18 of sidepieces 1 being 80 Y ,40 A supplementary top piece 5 is securely fas* secured in place in the frame provided by 95' Pat'ented'Manm, 193i t j l y y1,797,292:

i UNITED. STATES PATEiSiT Application filed December 12, 1928.VV Serial 110.3253431. M

The present invention relates to grave BOardsSeXtend across the frame to forma y marking monuments. back therefor, asl shown, each board being n Grave marking monuments of stone and securely and permanently held in place by ay masonry are so expensive as to prevent their rod 3 passing through a hole drilled longitu- 5 use by a great many people who desire to dinally in the center of each board. Amold- 55 designate by some means a grave of a deing 10 extends around the interior of the back parted one. ofthe frame to afford a finish for the edges An object of the present invention is to thereof. Against the face of the boards is Y mark a grave with a suitable monument, the fastened, as by gluing, a piece of felt 11, or

10 'l cost of which shall be held within reasonable other cushioning means. A piece of tinfoil 60 limits. This application is a continuation 12 may then be secured to the top edge of the in part of abandoned application, Serial frame by any suitable means, and 'allowed f Number 700,926, led March 21, 1924. to hang Vfreely over the front of the cush- In order to attain this objectl there is pro-A ioning means. A plate of glass 13,l previous 15 vided in accordance rwith one feature of the ly covered on its inner sideby a coat ofV65 invention: f opaque Y paint and` marked' vwith a suitable A frame in which is secured a glass plate epitaph by having the opaque paint removed inscribed with silvered letters with a suitfrom the letters thereof, is then placed in poable epitaph, and covered by a protective sition as shown. The tinfoil 12 then shows screen to prevent breakage of the glass plate. through the letters 14 from which the paint 70 In the accompanying drawings: has been removed and ymakes the letters ap- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the pear as of silver against a background of device with porti-ons thereof broken away opaque4 paint. A wire screen 15 supported in Y to show details of the construction. a frame 16, is'inserted in they frame over the Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional glass in a manner to be spaced therefrom, and `75 view, thru the center of the device shown in a decorative molding 17 of'a suitable nature v Figurel, and is placed around the interiorfof the frame.V v Figure 3 is a sectional view similar to The entire frame may then be covered with a Figure 2 of a modified form of the device. coat of good paint to protect it` from Vthe pieces 1 are` formed with the lower ends preferably impregnated with a creosote comthereof pointed so as to facilitate setting pound topreserve them from rotting. the monument Yin place over a grave. A A modified form of the device is shown f cross piece-2 isjiitted in groovesin side pieces -in Figure 3. This construction isk sim# 351,1,and rods 3 extend entirely thru cross piece ilar in all major respects to `that shown in 55 `2 to secure it in position. The upper ends Figures 1 and 2 eXceptthat in place of the of side piecesl fit into grooves ina top piece glass and other materials which provide the 4 which is secured to the upper end of the lettering on the monument,a brassy plate 19 side pieces 1 by means of screws, not shown. which is flanged as at 2O around itsv edges, is

tened to top piece 4 as by meansofscrews, cross members 2 and side members 1. The notshown, and a cross 6, or other suitable lettering is done directly on this brass plate emblem, may be securedV to the supplemenin a customary manner. tary top piece 5 as by means of a inortise and The monument as thus constructed `may tenon joint, as at 7. be secured for a fraction of the cost of ama- The frame formed by the side ypieces 1, the sonry monument' and is easlytransported, cross pieces 2 and the top piece 4 may be thereby eliminating large.k freight charges rabbeted out on the front side thereof to attendant uponV the shippingv Ol InaSOIlIy form a seat for a glass plate 13 and suitable monuments. It is to be understood that the backing members. Y construction of the frame isl not strictly limited to that shown in the accompanying drawing, but one embodying'the present invention and covered With a sheathing of sheet copper instead of paint, may be employed.

What I claim is: Y A grave marking monument, comprising a frame, extensions therefrom toengage a portionol earth and support the monument,

'frame back members supported by rods penetrating the 'ra'me and the back members, a

glass plate for an epitaph secured inthev frame and having metal-like letters shoyvfingl against an opaque background, and a metallic screen secured to the frame tocover the glass and be spaced therefrom.u

Inftestmony whereof I aix myl signature.

JOI-IN MATHIS. 

